Refillable memorandum pad



March 17, 1942. w. R. BUxToN 2,276,463

REFILLABLE MEMORANDUM PAD,

Filed May 29, 1940 ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 17, 1942 REFILLABLE MEMORANDUM'PAD Warner R. Buxton, Longmeadow, Mass.;1 Mabel Allen Buxton, executrix of said Warner R. Buxton, deceased, assignor to Buxton, Incorporated, a corporation of Massachusetts Application May 29, 1940, Serial No. 337,777

8 Claims.

This invention relates to memorandum pads of' the reillable type and more particularly to a pad of this type in which the support'l for the ller is made entirely of flexible material such as leather.

One object is to provide a structure of this character adapted for use in pocket' receptacles such as wallets, letter cases and the like, without substantial sacrifice of the desirable flexibility of the receptacle.

A further object is to provide means for securely holding the filler sheets by means of the relatively yielding and flexible materials of which the receptacles are made, usually leather, without recourse to metal or other stiff, unyielding parts.

Other and further objects residing in the details of the construction will be made apparent in the following specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a wallet in open position andprovided with a memorandum pad according to my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on a larger scale substantially on line 2-2 of'Fg. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view similar to that of Fig. 1 but with the ller block removed;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the filler block removed frorn the holder and with partsv broken away;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary `section on a larger scale substantially on line 5 5. of Fig. 1 and showing part of the sheets of the filler block torn off; and

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are fragmentary plan views, parts in some of the gures being broken away, showing three modifications in the construction of the ller block.

As above indicated two problems, the solution of which are the principal objects of the present invention, lay in the fact that the construction as a whole must be flexible and the holder for the ller block formed entirely of flexible material, such as relatively thin leather.

Referring to Fig. 1, the invention is shown embodied in a pocket receptacle of the wallet type, comprising an outer wall member I0 having a central fold line at II so that the two halves may be folded one upon the other in the usual manner. An inner wall member l2' is stitched or otherwise secured, as at I3, along its top,

bottom, and outer side edge to the corresponding edges of the outer wall at one side ofthe fold line II, forming a pocket'between the inner and outer wall opening at its side toward the fold line.

The wall members I0 and l2 are formed of leather or similar material. The inner wall member I2 forms the supporting member for the ller block, generally indicated at I5, and together therewith forms the complete memorandum pad combination.

The means for releasably holding the filler blockA to its. supporting member I2 is provided by forming spacedv cuts I6 in the supporting sheet of leather I2. The end portions of the cutsY are turned outwardly as at I'I and these end portions are relieved, forming openings I8. The portion of the supporting sheet between the outwardly turned ends of the cuts form lips'` 20 beneath which, and through the cuts, end portionsof the filler block are inserted as later more fully explained. The extent to which the ends are turned depends upon the amount of lip overlap desired.

As best shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, my preferred form of ller block comprises a backing sheet 22`A of stiff paper or thin cardboard to which a plurality of superposed sheets of writing paper 23` are secured. The upper margin of the sheets 23 and the underlying backing sheet 22 are cut away toform a relatively-narrow, centrallypositioned end portion 24', and the sheets 23 are secured together and to backing sheet 22. by staples 2.5 or` other suitable means, a fabric binding 26 being glued around. the stapled end portion. The sheets 23 are perforated, asv at" 2l, across. the` base of end portion 24. At the opposite. endl the backing sheet 22 of the ller block is cut away to form an end portion 28, the bottom edge, of which is flush with the bottom edges of sheets 23.

The filler block isl mounted in the holder by inserting its endV portion 24 through upper cut I6 and' beneath upper lip 2li, and similarly inserting its end portion 28' through lower cut I6 and beneath lower lip 20, as shown in Figs. l and 2. The cuts are so positioned and dimensioned relative to the end portions ofthe ller block that the end edges ofV the end portions of the filler block extend somewhat beyond the outer edges of the relief openings I8 and the shoulders 29 a1; the bases of the end" portions 24 and 28 seat" in the relief openings I8, wit'h the line of perforations 2l lying beneath the overlying lip 20 substantially along the line of juncture of the lip with the body of the supporting sheet I2. When the filler blockisV inv position in the holderl the outer arcuate edges of the relief openings I8 spiral upwardly and around the edge ofthe filler block asis best shown at 3D. in Figs. l5 and 2; For best results the size of the relief openings is so relatedy to the maximum thickness of the fillerv blockssupplied for the holder that the. dimension a (Fig. 3) approximates the maximum thickness of the ller block. By providing the relief openings I8 at the ends of the cuts the lip` 2li'is caused to engage the upper surface of the underlying end portion of the ller block atly and uniformly across its entire width without tendency for the leather to form an arch over the end portion: As a result, despite. the

vvfact; that the holding parts are entirely offlexible leather, the ller block is securely held even though backing sheet 22 is very thin or even omitted, as described below. The tightness of the gripping action permits the end portions 24 and 28 to be made quite narrow, substantially less than the full width of the i'lller block, which further increases the general flexibility of the assembly.

In the wallet combination'shown in the drawing, the end portions of the filler block which extend through cuts I6 are positioned between outer wall I and the wall I 2 closely adjacent the line of stitching which secures the walls together. The outer wall thus holds the end portions of the filler block snugly against the inner wall adjacent lip 20. As leaves are used and torn oif along the line of perforations 21, the overlying lip 2D, due to its tendency to return to its unstrained position, follows the retreating surface of the ller as shown in Fig. 5, thus maintaining its hold on the filler block.

My holder structure has a wide range of application and numerous modications may be made. For example, the lower end portion which engages within the lower cut may be formed to include the full thickness of the writing sheets as at 28 in Fig. 6, or may take the form of an extension of the backing sheet beyond the edge of the writing sheets as at 28" in Fig. 7. Also the cuts may be widened to correspond to the full width of the filler block as shown in Fig. 8, and the sheets 23' forming the filler block may be unbound and without a backing sheet, the end portions 24' of the block of sheets being inserted through cuts I6 and beneath lips 20'. In this form the sheets are simply withdrawn as used, the lips 20 maintaining their pressure on the ends of the block as it thickness diminishes.

It will be understood that the rellable memorandum pad combination described is applicable to various flexible pocket receptacles other than that shown and may be employed apart from receptacle structures. One advantage with which the invention is applied to pocket receptacles is evident from the fact that the outer wall of such receptacle is made to serve as a means for holding the inserted ends of the filler block snugly against the filler supporting sheet, while at the same time forming with the latter sheet a pocket for the reception of letters, `papers and the like.

What I claim is:

1. A memorandum pad of the rellable type which comprises, a filler supporting member in the form of a sheet of flexible leather material, said sheet being provided with spaced cuts, the end portions of each cut being turned outwardly to form a free lip, and a block of filler sheets, opposite end portions of the filler block extending through said cuts and beneath said lips, the ends of the cuts being relieved to cause the lips to engage flatly against the outer surface of the underlying portions of the ller block.

2. A memorandum pad of the rellable type which comprises a ller supporting member in the form of a sheet of flexible leather material, said sheet being provided with spaced cuts, and a block of filler sheets, opposite end portions of the ller block extending through said cuts, the ends of the cuts being relieved to a degree commensurate with the thickness of the filler block.

3. A memorandum pad of the rellable type which comprises a filler supporting member in the form of a sheet of iiexible leather material, said sheet being provided with spaced cuts, a block of ller sheets, opposite end portions of the ller block extending through said cuts, the ends of the cuts being relieved to a degree commensurate with the thickness of the filler block, and an outer flexible wall member secured to the back of said supporting sheet to enclose the end portions of the ller block extending through the cuts.

4. A memorandum pad of the refillable type which comprises a filler supporting member in the form Pof a sheet of iiexible leather material, said sheet being provided with spaced cuts, and a block of ller sheets, opposite end portions of the filler block extending through said cuts, the ends of the cuts being turned outwardly to form a lip and relieved to a degree commensurate with the thickness of the ller block, the sheets of the ller block being bound together at one end portion and perforated along a line adjacent the bound end portion for separation therefrom, said line of perforation lying beneath the lip of the cut through which the bound end extends.

5. A memorandum pad of the refillable type which comprises a filler supporting member in the form of a sheet of flexible leather material, said sheet being provided with spaced cuts, and a block of ller sheets, the sheets of the filler block being bound together and to a ilexible backing member at one end, the corner portions of the bound end being cut away to form a narrow portion at that end of the filler block which narrow portion extends through one of said cuts, the corners of the unbound end of the backing member being cut away to form a narrow portion at the opposite end of the filler block which narrow portion extends through the other of said cuts.

6. A memorandum p'ad of the rellable type which comprises a filler supporting member in the form of a sheet of flexible leather material, said sheet being provided with spaced cuts, and a block of ller sheets, the sheets of the filler block being bound together and to a flexible backing member at one end, the corner portions of the bound end being cut away to form a narrow portion at that end of the filler block, which narrow portion extends through one of said cuts, the corners of the unbound end of the backing member only being cut away to form a narrow portion at the opposite end of the ller block which narrow portion extends through the other of said cuts, the end edge of the last-named narrow end portion being flush with Ythe adjacent end edges of the sheets of the iiller block.

7. A supporting device for rellable memorandum pads which comprises, a sheet of flexible leather material, said sheet being provided With spaced cuts, the end portions of each cut being turned outwardly to form a free lip, the ends of the cuts being relieved to cause the lips toengage flatly against the surface of the end portion of a filler block inserted through said cuts.

8. A iiller block which comprises a plurality of filler sheets and a thin flexible backing member, means binding the filler sheets and backing member together at one end, the corner portions oi the bound end, including the ller sheets and backing member, being cut away to form a narrow portion for engagement in a holder, the corners of the unbound end of the backing member only being cut away to form a narrow portion for engagement in a holder, the end edge of the last-named narrow portion being flush with the end edges of the ller sheets.

WARNER R. BUXTON. 

